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Jason Abbadon
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Here's pics of my "Valiant" class starship, the USS Hornet.
http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p...7830&uid=657989

I added a few Defiant decals to her and gave her the style of registry shown on the concept art this design is from.

I've got three more in the works- the Trojan, Hoplite and Seattle.
Those should be completed by tomorrow! [Cool]

Ravenstar Studios makes/sells these lil' bueaties in a two-pack:
the model is a one-piece, so it's just a matter of some minor clean up and then on to (the fun part) painting...
I think the sketch design is faithfully reproduced.


Your opinions?

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David Sands
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Frankly, I think I like this better than the Defiant itself!

I like the contrast between the panelling. Gives what is a flat design (for the Trek universe) more depth.

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Aban Rune
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Oh... sweet.

I would've loved to have seen this version on screen.

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Jason Abbadon
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Yeah...me too.

Here's the concept art this stems from.

I'd ;ike to see a model of this chunky version as well, but this is my favorite unrealized Trek design.

Well....fuck.
None of the directly linked images work! [Confused]
Just go look under the "concept art" section and look at the stuff on "designing the Defiant".

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Aban Rune
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The scale figure next to the concept art of the one you did makes the ship look really tiny. It wouldn't be a whole lot bigger than a runabout at that scale. I'm glad they bumped up the scale a tad.

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Jason Abbadon
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Yeah- the size of the model is about 2/3 that of a Defiant (probably has a crew of 30 or so, I'd guess).

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Bernd
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I don't like this better than the Defiant. But it's a cute model. [Smile]

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I've always like this version of the defiant better that the one on DS9 . The wing like structure seems to fit , but now it can be cousin of the defiant.

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Jason Abbadon
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I'll post new pics of the model tomorrow: I added a couple of decals to make the model match the sketch it's based on perfectly.

Mainly just the circular docking thingie on the "nose" and some vents(?) on the raised part of the outer wings/nacelles.

I still have three more to paint up though!

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Bones McCoy
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Hey Jason... can I be the captian of one of your ships?

[Smile]

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Jason Abbadon
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Only if you're under a millimeter tall.

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Mars Needs Women
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Some body get the shrink ray!

(PS I really like the design.)

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